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P42 WE ARE ALSO ONLINE: WWW.POLICERESETTLEMENT.COM NARPO - the voice of retired police officers “to safeguard the rights of members and to promoteNARPO measures for their welfare the voicewith particular of retired regard police to pensions” officers “to safeguard the rights of members and to promote measures for their welfare with particular regard to pensions” National Association of NARPO Retired Police Officers NARPO is an association founded in 1919 In England and Wales this change only Later Life Ambitions - brings together the that represents the interests of more than applies to widows, widowers or surviving collective voices of over a quarter of a 88,000 former police officers of all ranks civil partners, who marry, remarry, form a million pensioners through the National together with their widows, widowers and civil partnership or start to cohabit on or Association of Retired Police Officers former partners. Its primary concern is to after 1st April 2015. This change came into [NARPO], The National Federation of promote measures for the welfare of force retrospectively from 1st April 2015. Occupational Pensioners [NFOP]and the members with particular regard to pensions To highlight the unfairness of this change Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance [CSPA]. and welfare. In promoting those aims it we are aware of a case in Leicestershire takes a general interest in all issues where two officers were tragically killed on The campaign seeks to make a difference affecting the health and wellbeing of older duty in the same incident; both widows to older people’s lives by campaigning people in society. have remarried, one retains the pension for change. the other doesn’t simply as a result of the We are currently campaigning on a number date of their remarriage. The campaign is focussing on of issues on which we would like your Three key ‘proactive’ issues: support, including: In Scotland however the change applies to all those wives, husbands, or civil partners Social care: LLA seeks a cross-party of police officers who dies on duty or dies solution that guarantees funding for proper Police Widows Pension as a result of an injury received on duty who social care for older people and takes have already had their pension withdrawn social care out of electoral cycle. For Life Injustice because of remarriage, forming a civil partnership or cohabitation and Pensions: LLA seeks a clear, accessible, Following recent changes to the Police consequently they will have their pension single state pension system for all. Pension Regulations concerning survivors’ reinstated with effect from 1 October 2015, pensions, and how they are dealt with irrespective of the date of their remarriage, Housing: LLA seeks a renewed focus on Free Advice should the survivor remarry, co-habit or cohabitation or civil partnership. housing for older people and a national form a civil partnership, it is clear that there t Police Pensions strategy on encouraging specialist later are three different approaches in operation Free Advice Commenting on the changes, NARPO life housing. within the United Kingdom. tState Benefits President, Ian Potter said: “Whilst NARPO is • Police Pensions supportive of these changes it still does not ‘Reactive’ issues: In Northern Ireland all survivors of tComputing tTaxation address the real issue of all the other police members of the Police pension scheme • State Benefits widows who are faced with the demeaning Transport: decent bus services are now retain their pensions for life irrespective and daunting choice of either living alone or important for older people and this should of the circumstances of the death of the • Computing • Taxation forfeiting their pension to enjoy be debated as part of the Buses Bill, also former officer. As a result, all survivors are companionship and happiness in later life. the issue of using the bus pass as a Excellent Member Services: entitled to have their pensions reinstated Whilst this move is welcomed, it comes senior railcard. effective from 1 July 2014. t Travel Insurance nowhere near to putting police widows in Excellent Member Services: the rest of the United Kingdom on the same Online fraud: monitor the Home Office On the 18th January this year the 2006 • Travel InsurancetDiscounted Holidays footing as those police widows of deceased task force and respond where appropriate. Police [Injury Benefit] Regulations Northern Ireland police officers, who now were amended. • Discountedt HolidaysHome, Car and retain and have had their widows pension As part of the campaign there is a reinstated as a result of a change made by dedicated website at: Health Insurance This change means that survivors’ pensions • Home, Car and Health Insurance the Northern Ireland Assembly last year. All http://connectpa.co.uk/later-life-ambitions/ paid in respect of 1987 scheme members we are asking for is parity across the board and a dedicated twitter feed at: tTrusted Legal Advisors will no longer be subject to the forfeiture • Trusted Legal Advisors for all police widows throughout the United https://twitter.com/laterlives rule where the police officer dies on duty National Association of Kingdom. I urge Government to take a tQuarterly Magazine NARPO Retired Police Officers or dies as a result of an injury received • Quarterly Magazine closer look at this matter and eradicate this For more information on these and other on duty. glaringly obvious inequality and unfairness topics visit our website at: www.narpo.org as soon as possible.” Subscription less than £2 per month NARPO The Voice of Retired Police Officers Subscription soless why than not£2 per join month online so why now? not join online now? 4 Call 01924 362166 or e.mail: [email protected] or visit our website at www.narpo.org For more informationFor more about information NARPO visit about our website NARPO at www.narpo.org5 visit our website at www.narpo.org NARPO - the voice of retired police officers “to safeguard the rights of members and Section Heading to promoteNARPO measures for their welfare the voicewith particular of retired regard police to pensions” officers “to safeguard the rights of members and WANTEDWANTED ALL MEMBERS OF THE POLICE to promote measures for their welfare Rewards for Police is a benfits scheme which We ask ourALL Police MEMBERS Officers toOF aims THE to give membersPOLICE of the Police Commu- with particular regard to pensions” take on the responsbilities nity discounts and savings online and on the Policeof so Officer many (all life ranks), endangering Police Community high Support street store. 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This change came into [NARPO], The National Federation of promote measures for the welfare of force retrospectively from 1st April 2015. Occupational Pensioners [NFOP]and the situations from which others members with particular regard to pensions To highlight the unfairness of this change Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance [CSPA]. and welfare. In promoting those aims it we are aware of a case in Leicestershire would run away from. takes a general interest in all issues where two officers were tragically killed on The campaign seeks to make a difference affecting the health and wellbeing of older duty in the same incident; both widows to older people’s lives by campaigning people in society. have remarried, one retains the pension for change. the other doesn’t simply as a result of the We are currently campaigning on a number date of their remarriage. The campaign is focussing on of issues on which we would like your Three key ‘proactive’ issues: support, including: In Scotland however the change applies to all those wives, husbands, or civil partners Social care: LLA seeks a cross-party of police officers who dies on duty or dies solution that guarantees funding for proper Police Widows Pension as a result of an injury received on duty who social care for older people and takes have already had their pension withdrawn social care out of electoral cycle. For Life Injustice because of remarriage, forming a civil partnership or cohabitation and Pensions: LLA seeks a clear, accessible, Following recent changes to the Police consequently they will have their pension single state pension system for all.